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039 – Graphic Design & and Illustration for Board Games with Patrick Rauland

December 14, 2019 / by Marvin / Game Design, Interview, Podcast / 0 comments

In Episode 39 of the Nerdlab podcast, I had the honor to talk to Patrick Rauland the art director of the games Fry Thief, Samhain, and Mintsugi. And he is also a fellow podcaster and host of the show “Indie Board Game Designers Podcast”. We talked about the difference between Graphic Design and Illustration and […]

038 – Gloomhaven and Designing Epic Games with Isaac Childres

December 8, 2019 / by Marvin / Game Design, Interview, Podcast / 0 comments

In Episode 38 of the Nerdlab podcast, I had the honor to talk to Isaac Childres about the design process of Gloomhaven. In our discussion, we focussed on the following questions: What games did influence the design of Gloomhaven? What was the design process of Gloomhaven like? How to playtest big epic games like Gloomhaven? […]

035 – Designing Solo Games with Gabe Barrett of BGDL

November 4, 2019 / by Marvin / Game Design, Interview, Podcast / 0 comments

Go check out the “Hunted” Kickstarter Campaign! In today’s episode of the Nerdlab, I have a guest to whom I really look up to. His work was, and still is a great inspiration for my own journey. Especially as a content producer. He has probably interviewed every successful game designer on this planet. But he […]

033 – Spirit Island and Asymmetric Game Design with R. Eric Reuss

October 22, 2019 / by Marvin / Game Design, Interview, Podcast / 0 comments

In Episode 33 of the Nerdlab podcast, I had a great discussion with R. Eric Reuss about the design process of Spirit Island and asymmetric games in general. In our discussion, we focussed on the following questions: How was the design process of Spirit Island? What is asymmetry in board games? What are the best […]

031 – Theme vs. Setting in Boardgames with Paul Grogan

October 7, 2019 / by Marvin / Interview, Podcast / 0 comments

In Episode 31 of the Nerdlab podcast, I have the honor to talk to Paul Grogan of the Gaming Rules! Youtube Channel. Paul is creating a huge amount of content in the board game industry. He is famous for his instructional youtube videos. He explains rules, does a lot of reviews and playthroughs but he […]

025 – Synergies and Combos in Everdell with James Wilson

July 7, 2019 / by Marvin / Game Design, Interview, Podcast / 0 comments

In Episode 25 of the Nerdlab podcast, I chatted with James Wilson, the designer of Everdell. We talked about his journey and how he developed Everdell. In our discussion, we have put a special focus on the design of synergies and combos. What are synergies? How do they differ from combos? What is the best […]

024 – Gambit and Designing RPGs for Kids with Chevas Balloun

June 2, 2019 / by Marvin / Game Design, Interview, Podcast / 3 comments

In Episode 24 of the Nerdlab podcast, I chatted with Chevas Balloun the designer of Gambit. Gambit is a Tabletop RPG without Pen and Paper and a lot of visualization that started when Chevas drew a dungeon-like Maze for his 5-year-old son and realized that he could play through the maze as a kind of […]

022 – The one thing you need to know as a Game Designer

April 30, 2019 / by Marvin / Game Design, Interview, Podcast / 3 comments

Get the companion PDF File for this episode in order to transform this incredible advice into actionable items for your own journey. In Episode 22 of the Nerdlab podcast, you will be listening to 14 of the greatest game designers of all times. All of them have answered one question:What is the one thing you […]

020 – Designing Adventure Card Games with Mike Selinker

April 2, 2019 / by Marvin / Interview, Podcast / 4 comments

For Episode 20 of the Nerdlab, I have had the honor to interview Mike Selinker. A legend in the Game Design industry. He is the brain behind many of the games that inspired me to start my quest as a game designer. Just to mention a few: Pathfinder Adventure Card Game Apocrypha Betrayal at House […]

015 – Aeons End & The Early Design Phase with Kevin Riley

February 14, 2019 / by Marvin / Game Design, Interview, Podcast / 0 comments

In episode 15 of the Nerdlab, I have the honor to interview Kevin Riley designer of Aeons End, one of my favorite games. Kevin shares with us some incredible design principles that I’m definitely going to apply to my game design as well. And To be honest, I think every card game designer should follow these principles. […]